Live at Birdland is a collection of live recordings made in 1953 and 1956 at New York's Birdland.
Track listing "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (7:47) "A Foggy Day" (8:10) "In a Little Spanish Town" 7:39 "Lester Leaps In" (6:08)) Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:55) Announcement (0:07) "Lester Leaps In" (6:07) Announcement 0:24 "Polkadots and Moonbeams" (4:14) "Up ‘n Adam" (6:08) "In a Little Spanish Town" (3:20) Theme: "Lullaby of Birdland" (0:47) Announcement (0:10) "Three Little Words" (6:46) Lester and Announcer Speak (0:35) "These Foolish Things" (4:23) Announcement (0:10) "Blues in G" (5:45) "Tea for Two" (2:18)
Personnel Lester Young: tenor saxophone Jesse Drakes: trumpet Earl Knight: piano Aaron Bell: bass Lee Abrahams: percussion Count Basie Orchestra
Sources Gridley, Mark C. Jazz Styles: History & Analysis. 9th N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2006. Print.